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Improvements to the SAS-related ebook web apps

Over recent weeks I have been retiring my ebook apps from Google Play and Chrome Web Store (with Amazon Appstore apps due to be retired later this year) and updating the app links in my ebook web apps on this site. This will mean that you will always see the latest information in the app here, and they will be available on all platforms that support web browsing.

There are still a few content updates to do, like replacing SAS University Edition with SAS On-Demand for Academics, and adding more information about Altair SLC, but they will be made over time, along with other updates and new web apps.

Features of the web apps on this site:

Drop-down contents list.
Adjustable font size and text flow to fit the browser window with [A-] and [A+] buttons.
Page up [Pg+] and down [Pg-] buttons.
Emails generated from clickable code fragments.
Ask a new question [Ask?] button to generate emails with suggestions.
Some apps include an index too.

I realise that there are still some app users out there who will feel abandoned, so, for those who have never subscribed to the SAS Programming Forum, register for Free membership of this blog, email a screenshot of your app to sales@hollandnumerics.org.uk (or use the app’s [Ask?] button) and I will give you a month’s free access to the SAS Programming Forum and to the ebook web apps as a thank you for your support.

When you have logged into the blog, you will see menu items for the web apps based on your membership.

Warning: the apps themselves are restricted to only work when opened from these web lists, so adding the individual apps to your browser favourites will not be helpful!

SAS course eBook Web Apps have arrived on this Blog Site for Members

In the past I have written ebook apps on SAS-related topics for webOS, Android and Chrome users, but not everyone has access to these app platforms. However, every member of this blog site, whatever platform they use, has access to a compatible browser for my new ebook web apps, which contain the same content as my previous apps, but run from links on this site.

If you have logged onto the blog site as a Free member, then you will see a new “Informational eBook Web Apps about SAS-related Topics (for Free members)” in the Menu. This will take you to a blog forum landing page for the sample ebook web apps, which will demonstrate their functionality and show you sample topics from the other web apps, where there is a new link at the bottom of the page to the sample SAS course app. Alternatively go to the SAS Skills Discussion Forum:

SAS course: SAS Components ==> Sample topics from the other SAS course web apps.

If you have logged onto the blog site as a Programming member, then you will see a new “Informational eBook Web Apps about SAS-related Topics” in the Menu instead. This will take you to a blog forum landing page for the full list of ebook web apps, where there is a new link at the bottom of the page to the new SAS course apps, with the following topic areas, as well as the sample app above. Alternatively go to the SAS Programming Forum:

SAS course: Data Step ==> SAS functionality relating to Data Steps.
SAS course: PROC SQL ==> SAS functionality relating to PROC SQL.
SAS course: SAS Macros ==> SAS functionality relating to macros.

Note that these web apps can only be accessed from these blog forum landing pages, and you must be logged in with the appropriate membership level for that specific forum. Subscription details can be found here.

Informational eBook Web Apps are coming to this Blog Site for Members

How ==> App functionality sample
Consulting ==> Information about training and consultancy, plus sample topics from the other web apps

If you have logged onto the blog site as a Programming member, then you will see a new “Informational eBook Web Apps about SAS-related Topics” in the Menu instead. This will take you to a blog forum landing page for the full list of ebook web apps, with the following topic areas, as well as the sample apps above:

Data Steps ==> SAS functionality relating to Data Steps
SQL ==> SAS functionality relating to PROC SQL
Graphs ==> SAS functionality relating to SAS/GRAPH and ODS Graphics
Platforms ==> SAS functionality specific to Windows, UNIX, Linux and/or z/OS
EG ==> SAS functionality relating to Enterprise Guide
Macros ==> SAS functionality relating to macros
Efficiency ==> How to write efficient SAS programs
Studio ==> SAS functionality relating to SAS Studio

I’ve added the final topic of the SAS Macros course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum)

I’ve added the final topic of the SAS Macros course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum), and it describes some of the syntax used in SAS Macros processing.

I have added, for those who don’t want to follow the course but would prefer to read the course notes, a copy of course notes as a downloadable PDF ebook, and I have now published Android ebook apps with the same content on Google Play and Amazon Appstore.

As other SAS courses are finalised I will be publishing them as PDF ebooks and Android apps too.

Please enjoy if you’ve subscribed to the SAS Programming Forum.

I’ve added 5 more topics to the Macros course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum)

I’ve added 5 more topics to the Macros course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum), and they describe more of the syntax used in SAS macro programming.

I have added, for those who don’t want to follow the course but would prefer to read the course notes, copies of some of the course notes as downloadable PDF ebooks, and I have now published Android ebook apps with the same content on Google Play and Amazon Appstore.

The Macros book and apps will be published after I’ve added the final topic, and as other SAS courses are finalised I will be publishing them as PDF ebooks and Android apps too.

Have I told you about who won the Prize Draw at the October SUGUKI meeting in London?

Have I told you about who won the Prize Draw at the October SUGUKI meeting in London? I don’t think I have, so I’d better rectify this omission and tell you that Richie McKern won a copy of the my Practical ODS Graphics Course notes as an ebook on a USB key in the Prize Draw, along with a load of other SAS-related papers.

My presentation on Annotate and ODS Graphics was well-received by a small band of SAS enthusiasts. I’ve not heard when I’ll next be presenting at a SUGUKI meeting, but I can tell you that my next presentation will be “Using SAS Studio Tasks to Plot with ODS Graphics”.

Looking forward to seeing you there, whenever it is.

I’ve added the final topic of the Data Steps course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum)

I’ve added the final topic of the Data Steps course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum), and it describes some of the syntax used in Data Step processing.

As other SAS courses are finalised I will be publishing them as PDF ebooks and Android apps too.

I’ve added the final topic of the PROC SQL course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum)

I’ve added the final topic of the PROC SQL course in the SAS course (in the SAS Programming Forum), and it describes some of the limitations and differences between the SQL language in PROC SQL and the ANSI (American National Standards Institute) guidelines for SQL.

I’ve also added, for those who don’t want to follow the course but would prefer to read the course notes, a copy of course notes as a downloadable PDF ebook, and have published Android ebook apps with the same content on Google Play and Amazon Appstore.

As other SAS courses are finalised I will be publishing them as PDF ebooks and Android apps too.

New app updates available in Google Play and Amazon Appstore

Android 8.0 is coming very soon, so I have started preparing my apps for this new platform, while still maintaining the same functionality for Android versions back to 2.3.3 (Gingerbread). However, I will not be further updating my Chrome apps, as the Chrome Web Store has stopped accepting new apps, and is likely to stop hosting existing apps soon too.

The first paid-for app to be updated for Android 8.0, including 6 more questions, is:

Studio: Do This in SAS? (Google Play)
Studio: How Do You Do This in SAS? (Amazon Appstore)

and the 2 free apps, including samples from the other apps:

How Do You Do This in SAS? (Google Play and Amazon Appstore)
Consulting: Do This in SAS? (Google Play)
Consulting: How Do You Do This in SAS? (Amazon Appstore)

Update to more of my Android apps will follow shortly.

This is quick reminder that I still have the following apps available in Google Play:

Data Steps: Do This in SAS?
SQL: Do This in SAS?
Graphs: Do This in SAS?
Platforms: Do This in SAS?
EG: Do This in SAS?
Macros: Do This in SAS?
Efficiency: Do This in SAS?
Studio: Do This in SAS?

These apps are also available for Android users in the Amazon Appstore:

Data Steps: How Do You Do This in SAS?
SQL: How Do You Do This in SAS?
Graphs: How Do You Do This in SAS?
Platforms: How Do You Do This in SAS?
EG: How Do You Do This in SAS?
Macros: How Do You Do This in SAS?
Efficiency: How Do You Do This in SAS?
Studio: How Do You Do This in SAS?

There are also free apps, which you can find by searching in each app store:

How Do You Do This in SAS? (Google Play and Amazon Appstore)
Consulting: Do This in SAS? (Google Play)
Consulting: How Do You Do This in SAS? (Amazon Appstore)

All these apps are updated frequently, and the paid-for apps are priced at less than US$3 based on the number of questions that are answered, and within the apps you can ask new questions that can be added in future updates. It doesn’t matter which platform you use, as the same content is present in the corresponding Google Play and Amazon Appstore apps.